Chester Cottage, Watling Street, LU7 9LR
Chester Cottage Watling Street is a 104 m² / 1,119 sq ft detached home in Pitstone. It sold for £290,000 in May 2021. Indexed forward to today's value, that sale is roughly £305k. Recent local prices imply a broad valuation context of £391k to £528k based on its internal area. The Land Registry and EPC data was last updated 4 August 2026.
- Sale history
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£290,000 on May 2021
- Floor plan
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Archived estate agent floor plan for Chester Cottage, Watling Street.
- Internal area
- 104 square metres (1,119 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
- Price per internal area
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This property sold for £2,788 per square metre (£259 per square foot) in May 2021. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £2,932 per square metre (£272 per square foot) .
Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm May 2021 £290,000 £2,788 £304,927 £2,932 Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 104 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.
- Valuation
- The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £304,927. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Pitstone are now selling for between £3,760 and £5,080 per square metre (£349 and £471 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 104 m², this implies a valuation between £391,000 and £528,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Type
- Detached
- Council tax band
- E
- Plot size
- 142 square metres (1,528 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
- Planning ref:
- April 2024 CB/24/00594/FULL
- Type:
- Full and householder planning application
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- Chester Cottage, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard,
- Description:
- Installation of air source heat pump to south east side elevation
- Planning ref:
- October 2021 CB/21/02532/FULL
- Type:
- Full and householder planning application
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- Chester Cottage, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard,
- Description:
- Erection of a 1.8m garden fence to side and front
- Summary:
- 06 December 2023 - energy performance certificate grade F
- Certificate:
- View energy certificate on GOV.UK
- Reason for EPC:
- Marketed sale
- Tenure:
- Owner-occupied
- Property type:
- Detached House , has 6 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
- Area:
- 131 sqm (1,410 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
- Walls: Solid brick, with internal insulation. Roof: Pitched, 200 mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, electric.
- Summary:
- 19 February 2020 - energy performance certificate grade G
- Certificate:
- View energy certificate on GOV.UK
- Reason for EPC:
- Marketed sale
- Tenure:
- Owner-occupied
- Property type:
- Detached House , has 5 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
- Area:
- 104 sqm (1,119 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
- Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, no insulation (assumed). Heating: Boiler and radiators, oil.
Chester Cottage Watling Street is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.
- HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £304,927.
- Based on an internal area of 104 m² and recent prices in Pitstone, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £391,000 to £528,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.
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